Lehi Froggies' Huge Win Over Taylorsville Road Warriors

Timp Sports Weekly

December 1, 2015

Publisher's Weekly

For this week's issue, we look at the 116-91 win that the Lehi Pioneers, AKA the Froggies, posted against the Taylorsville Warriors, AKA the Redwood Road Warriors. The game was one of the highest scoring ones played by the Froggies. The fact that they won it gives them something to croak about. As they say in Lehi, let's stroke straight to that story.

Dean Von Memmott

Publisher

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Lehi Froggies Leap Past Taylorsville Redwood Road Warriors 116-91 in Nov. 24 Boys' Hoop Game

By Dean Von Memmott

We can't blame the Lehi Pioneers, AKA the Froggies, for wanting to croak about the 116-91 win that they posted at home against the Taylorsville Warriors, AKA the Redwood Road Warriors, during the start of preseason boys' basketball action  Nov. 24.

The game was one of the highest scoring contests played in Lehi basketball history. Furthermore, with the Froggies having come out on top of their Nov. 24, they will definitely be wanting to croak about it for a long time to come. Also, count on the Redwood Road Warriors wishing that they could give anything to forget about that game.

The first quarter went down as a close contest. It opened with Froggie Blaze "Raise Da Roof" Nield getting the opening tipoff. That Froggie passed to teammate Tanner Nygren for a layup. Redwood Road Warrior Marc "Patches" Pacbeco tied the game at two, but Froggie Tyson Rupp hit a tie-breaking shot. Coming up with a steal, Nield produced a three-point play that extended the Froggies' lead to 7-2. Free throws from Aaron "Blue Baron" Canepari and Link Barlow soon put Taylorsville within 8-5. Redwood Road Warrior Tommy Armonavicius hit a trey that tied the game at eight.

The Redwood Road Warriors fended off Lehi efforts to break the 8-8 tie. Taking a long pass, Redwood Road Warrior Crobsy "I'm Dreamin' of a White Christmas" Bringhurst broke the tie. Taylorsville's first lead didn't last for long. Two Nygren foul shots tied the game at 10, and a Marcus Draney layup tipped the Froggies ahead 12-10. Though a Nield trey extended the Froggies' lead to 15-10, the Redwood Road Warriors still had much fight left in them. Two Canepari free throws sparked a 10-4 scoring run for Taylorsville. Jace Simons hit a three-pointer that nudged his Redwood Road Warriors ahead 20-19. A very close relative of Richfield Kitty Cat basketball legend Rob Cuff, Brayden Cuff hit two foul shots to put Lehi back ahead. After Rupp had hit two free throws of his own, Canepari hit a trey that tied the game at 23. Holding the Redwood Road Warriors scoreless through the rest of the quarter, the Froggies went on a 9-0 scoring run started by a Rupp layin.

For a little while in the second quarter, the Redwood Road Warriors stayed close to Lehi. After Nygren and Nield had created a 32-23 lead for the Froggies, Chase "Wild Horsey" Hess stole the ball and sank a layup for Taylorsville. In response, the Froggies cast a cold spell on the Redwood Road Warriors. They couldn't take control of the boards as the Froggies frequently denied them chances for second shots and defensive rebounds. Shots from Nygren  and Bradon Calton prodded the Froggies to stroke away from Taylorsville. Before long, Lehi commanded a 48-31 lead.

The Redroad Warriors' efforts to prevent the Froggies from securing a 20-point lead proved futile. In the first half's last minute, Froggie Isaac Madson hit a set shot that improved the lead at 52-32. Armonavicius sank a layup on a steal and tossed in two foul pitches to cut the lead at 52-36. Draney swished in two free throws to give Lehi a 54-36 lead at the half.

In the second half, Bringhurst unleashed a 12-4 scoring run for his Redwood Road Warriors. Patches Pacheco and Bringhurst worked together to put Taylorsville within 60-48. Froggie Ethan "Bucket" Tuckett hit two straight buckets to keep his beloved Lehi from going dry in scoring. Two Nield three-pointers re-energized the Froggies' offensive efforts. Those web-footed hoop wonders didn't disappoint their fans any as they kept their lead in double figures. That didn't discourage Bringhurst from continuing to try inflicting serious damage on Lehi. He hit three-pointers and several layups while Armonavicius battled the Froggies fiercely for rebounds. However, Nield and Draney kept Armonavicius and Canepari from pulling key boards. By near the end of the third period, Nygren put in a shot on an offensive rebound to improve Lehi's lead at 85-65. Redwood Road Warrior Josh Sterzer hit an inside shot to cut the lead to 85-67 just before the third quarter break.

In the final quarter, the Redwood Road Warriors battled in vain to attempt to reduce the Froggie lead to single digits. Nygren and Nield kept swishing in shots to keep the point spread in double figures. Neither of them put Lehi's score at 100. That accomplishment got pulled off by Cuff. Proud of his close relatives' Richfield Kitty Cat heritage, Cuff hit a three-point that put Lehi's lead at 100-72. After Nield hit a three-pointer, Draney put the Lehi lead at 105-75. Patches Pacheco, Canepari, Barlow, and Jace Simons stirred up a 16-11 scoring run in the last three minutes. Taylorsville had fallen too far behind, though, to be have a prayer of overcoming Lehi again. Froggie Braxton Bingham hit an inside shot to put the final score at 116-91.

A former assistant basketball coach for the Alta Tweeties, Lehi Coach Sean Yeager said, "We had lot of great offense tonight, but we didn't think much about defense. We need to be more disciplined on defense. Taylorsville, it must be remembered, is a lights-out team. You have to play really good defense against that kind of team."

Nygren led the Froggies with 36 points while Nield added 27, Rupp 17, and Draney 16. Bringhurst led Taylrosville with 25 points while Canepari added another 17, Armonavicius 13, and Patches Pacheco 10.

Awesome AF Caveswimmers and Lehi Froggies at Viewmont Thanksgiving Invitational

Timp Sports Weekly

November 24, 2015

Publisher's Message

For this week's issue, we look at how the Lehi Pioneers (AKA the Froggies) and Westlake Thunder (AKA the Shockers) as well as the Awesome American Fork Cavemen and Cavewomen did at last weekend's Viewmont Thanksgiving Invitational, which involved 27 schools. So let''s dive into the some action that I saw at that meet.

Dean Von Memmott

Publisher

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Awesome AF Cavewomen Tie Skyview Bobkittens for 2nd-Place Finish at Viewmont Thanksgiving Invitational

By Dean Von Memmott

The Awesome American Fork Cavewomen tied the Skyview Bobcats, AKA the Bobkittens, for second place at the Viewmont Thanksgiving Invitational, held Nov. 20-21, at Bountiful's South Davis Recreation Center.

The two-day meet featured swimmers from 27 schools, ranging from 2-A to 5-A. Utah County had strong representation at the meet. Besides American Fork's Awesome Cavemen and Cavewomen, other Utah County teams competing at the meet included the Lehi Pioneers (AKA the Froggies), Salem Hills Skyhawks (AKA the Skytweeties), Westlake Thunder (AKA the Shockers), Payson Lions (AKA the Kitties), Provo Bulldogs (AKA Pullpupies), and Spanish Fork Dons.

American Fork Coach Kathy King said, "We had a lot depth among our upper tier swimmers on the girls' team. They showed the potential of how well they could do at region later on this season. They're going to improve on getting their techniques down. We brought 15 boys for this meet, and a lot of them  finished in the top five in many of the meet's 22 events. That's quite an accomplishment."

In the girls' 200-yard freestyle, American Fork junior Shelby Graves took seventh while ninth-grade teammate Sara Edwards tied Mountain Crest Pony Hailey Checketts for ninth. Froggie Grace Sturgill finished seventh.

Awesome Cavewomen McKenna King took second in the girls' 200-yard individual medley.

In the boys' 200-yard individual medley, Awesome Cavemen Joe Harding took fifth, Braden Tiffany eighth, and Connor Moore 10th.

Westlake's Kenzie Ford won the girls' 50-yard freestyle in a time of 0:24.66 while her fellow Shocker McKenna Fowler finished sixth. Westlake also had representation in the top four finishes of the boys' 50-yard freestyle. Shocker Kim Petersen won it while teammate Jimmy "The Clock" Dock finished fourth.

For the girls' 100-yard butterfly, King took fourth, Riyanna Day seventh, and Annemerie Jensen 10th. During the boys' 100-yard butterfly, Awesome Caveman Roddy Merino took fifth.

In the girls' 100-yard freestyle, Fowler took fourth and Ford took fifth while Awesome Cavewoman Anja Wright received an eight-place finish. Shocker Kim Peterson finished second in the boys' 100-yard freestyle in a time of 50.23.

Two Awesome Cavewomen and a Lehi Froggie finished in the top 10 of the girls 500-yard freestyle.  During it, Grave took third and fellow Awesome Cavewoman Amy Buker seventh. Froggie Gracie Sturgill took eighth.

In the boys' 500-yard freestyle, Brandt Schiess took eighth.

Wright was the only Utah County to finish in the top 10 of the girls' 100-yard backstroke. She took ninth in it.

In the boys' 100-yard backstroke, Tiffany took fifth while Froggies Clock Dock finished eighth and Jason Pittard 10th.

Awesome Caveman Connor Moore received the award for being the high point swimmer among the meet's ninth-graders.

Lehi Coach Dennis Meyering said, "Our swimmers showed a really good attitude in their performances today. Everybody on the team posted new personal bests today."

While the West High Black Kittens won the girls' division, the Vicious Viewmont Vikings repeated as the meet's boys' division champ for a second straight November.

State Volleyball Tournament Action and AF Pre-Footlocker Cross Country Meet

Timp  Sports Weekly

November 10, 2015

Publisher's Message

This week's issue covers the annual American Fork Pre-Footlocker Cross CountryMeet and the state 5-A volleyball tournament.  While much of this issue will deal with how the Ferocious Pleasant Grove Vikings and the Lehi Pioneers, AKA the Froggies, did at the tournament, we will look at one state volleyball match that the Lone Peak Knights, AKA the Loners, played against the Riverton Silverwolves, AKA Silverpups, at the state tournament. We also see how the Awesome American Fork Cavemen and Cavewomen did at Pre-Footlocker on Nov. 7. Let's dig into those stories.

Dean Von Memmott

Publisher

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Lone Peak Loners Still Howlin' Riverton Silverpups at State 5-A Volleyball Tournament

By Dean Von Memmott

Timp Sports Weekly Publisher

After having gotten picked apart by the Bingham Miners, AKA the Pickers, in the Nov. 5 octafinals of the State 5-A volleyball tournament, the Lone Peak Knights survived long enough to win sixth place by defeating the Riverton Silverwolves, AKA the Howlin' Silverpups, in a four-game match at Utah Valley University's McKay Events center Nov. 7.

Guided by Classia Candelot, Shaylee Kartchner, and Alexis Averett, the Silverpups dominated the first game. Makayla Pollard and Jaysa "What Da" Funk did they could to keep their Loners' cause alive. Lone Peak managed to pull witin 23-21, but the Silverpups howled away with a 25-21 win.

Aided by Madelyn Olson's serving, the Loners took a 3-0 lead in the second game. Pollard, What Da Funk, and Kacie Huntsman built up a strong, united efforts to keep their Loners ahead through the entire second game, despite fierce attempts by Aspen "Big Tree" Rodridquez and Akala Freeman to tip the moment back to the Silverpups' favor. The Loners won Game 2 25-18.

In taking an early 4-0 lead in the third game, the Loners encountered strong resistance from Kartchner at the net. Huntsman, Pollard, and Allison Anderson went to work on keeping Kartchner from doing severe damage to the Loners' front row. Lone Peak took Game 3 by a score of 25-15.

The fourth game saw the Silverpups tied the score at several times on hits from Kartchner, Freeman,and Rodriguez. Pollard provided the punches that Lone Peak to keep the Silverpups from forcing the match into a fifth game. Riverton looked as though it would do so, though, when the Silverpups howled ahead 21-2- an 22-21. Hits by Pollard eventually produced a 25-23 win that earned the match point for the Loners.

Awesome AF Cavemen and Cavewomen Dominate Pre-Footlocker Cross Country Meet
By Dean Von Memmott
Timp Sports Weekly Publisher

The Awesome American Fork Cavemen didn't let the recent end of their five-year reign as state cross country champions stop them from dominating the Pre-Footlocker Cross Country Invitational held at right behind American Fork High Nov. 7. The Awesome Cavewomen also dominated the meet. In fact, American racers won both the girls' and boys' division of the race.

Even though several high schools sent teams to the invitational, no team scores were kept. American Fork nevertheless still dominated the meet.

Awesome Cavewoman Sarah "Mussels" Musselman won the girls' division. Its champion said. "It was a great performance that I had today. The whole team did a good job in running as a pack. I wouldn't have done so great without Sammy [Hollingsworth]. She pushed me hard."

American Fork had eight runners win spots among the girls' race's top 30 finishes. Among the other Awesome Cavewomen who finished in the top 30, Hollingsworth took fourth, Cami Squires fifth, Katie Cornell ninth, Katie Bradshaw 18th, Lacie Evans 22nd, Anna Gunther 25th, and Bonnie Schellenberg 26th. Among other Awesome Cavewomen to place in the race's top 100, Swifty McKendrick took 37th, Kendra Heath 50th, and Katy Phillipi 57th.

American Fork Coach Bruno Hunziker said, "We were running in a pack in today's girls' race. That was how they won this year's state title. Today's race was a great tune-up for the Great Southwest in Casa Grand, Arizona. Our top 12 girls are going to run in that meet."

Having won the state 5-A boys' championship race last month, Awesome Caveman Casey Clinger took first in the boys' division at the Pre-Footlocker meet. A "distant cousin" of MASH character Corporal Clinger, Casey said, "I ran the way I wanted to today. The state course was more difficult, but today's course still got me ready for my race the Great Southwest in  Casa Grande, Arizona, later this month. I'm looking forward to attempt to post a new personal best at that race."

Among the other Awesome Cavemen to place in the boys' race's top 30 finishes, McKay Johns took fifth, Joe Simmons seventh, Pat Larkin 13th, Jason Manning 20th. Among the other Awesome Cavemen who finished in their race's top 100 places. Cole Phillip took 35th and Dalton Bren 44th.

American Fork boys' coach Timo Mostert said, "Today showed us what we needed to do to get ready for the Great Southwest."

Westlake, Lehi, and Pleasant Grove also had runners compete at last weekend's Pre-Footlocker.

Westlake's Micaela Case finished 27th in the girls' race while it saw her teammates Brittin Roth take 31st, Kelsi Westphal 52nd, Brittin Morrison 100th, and Allison Rowley 111th.

The girls' race saw Ferocious Pleasant Grove Vikings Hailey Tanne finish 12th and Skye Jeppson 14th Nicole Sheridan 73rd, Aspen Lucas 83rd, Lauren McArthur 157th, Paige Endicott 174th, Hailey Wright 184, and Natalie Beckstrand 181st.

Viking Coach Mark Morrison said, "They ran pretty good today. The race is a tune-up for our trip to Footlocker in Walnut Grove, Calif., later this month."

Lehi Froggies Karli Branch took 29th, Alexis Watson 30th, Kaylee Kenison 53rd, Sami Austin 54th, Meg Bartholomew 72nd, Amelia Phillips 102nd, Rachel MacDonald 112th, Brunlee Harmon 118th, Rachel Morgan 144th, Sophie Gordon 170th, Emma Watts 171st, and Maddie Harris 175th..

In the boys' division, Froggies Tommy Heaps took 12th, Connor Arnell 21st, Micky Hinckley 31st, Nate Allen 71st, Kobe Mickleson 96th, Dallin Bartholomew 104th, Garrison Martin 113th,  and Tommy Phillips 115th. Running for Westlake in the boys' division, Jimmy Lewis took 41st, Logan Anderson 56th, and Awet Tesgay 85th.

Lehi Coach Jamie Aviso said, "I was proud of what our runners showed how dedicated they have been in their training since the state meet. Our varsity is going to be going to the Great Southwest while our jayvees will be competing at Footlocker."

Among the Ferocious Vikings to place in the boys' race, Riley Taylor took 51st, Reed Muir 62nd, Ali Ashtaway 82nd, Price Walker 85th, Joe Lamb 88th, and Josh Walker 91st.

Lehi Froggies and Ferocious PG Vikings Brush Aside Opponents and Engage in Ribbiting Rematch in State 5-A Volleyball Game, Ending in Web-Footed Team Hopping Home With State Trophy
By Dean Von Memmott
Timp Sports Weekly Publisher

This year's state 5-A volleyball tournament went down as a real-life version of a classic plot from a sports movie: A squad of players who put forth an amazing effort to win a state trophy for their head coach, who has decided to retire and move on to doing something else with her life.

The team of such players this year was the Lehi Pioneers, AKA the Froggies. Jamie Ingersoll, their head coach for the past 13 years, had recently decided to step after this volleyball season to take a teaching position next fall at a new high school on the north end of Lehi, nicknamed by American Forkers and Pleasant Grovers generations ago as Swamptown. Also going with her to that school will be her longtime assistant Angie "T-Bear" Roberts, who had played sports for the Mountain View Teddy Bears a generation ago.

Ingersoll's web-footed players demonstrated in all four of their state matches how anxious they were in wanting to hop away with the 2015 state championship trophy. To win it, they had to get through the Jordan Beetdiggers (AKA the Plowgirls), the Davis Darts (AKA the Tarts), the Bingham Miners (AKA the Pickers), and the Ferocious Pleasant Grove Vikings.

Eager to hold on to their state title for a fourth straight season, the Ferocious Vikings engaged in tight battles with the West Jordan Jaguars (AKA Pussycats), the Vicious Viewmonth Vikings, and Brighton Bengals (AKA the Bad Old Puddy Tats) before they faced off with the Froggies, their sworn Region Four arch rivals.

In having bested the Froggies for the Region Four crown, the Ferocious Vikings seemed certain of drying up Lehi in three games. However, the Froggies would not be pushovers this time.

To look at how Lehi and Pleasant Grove made it to the state championship match Nov. 7, let's look at how they did during the first three rounds of state playoff action.

It took the Froggies only three games to flood away the Jordan Plowgirls by scores of 25-16, 25-9, 25-13. The first game opened with Froggie Rylin Roberts, "distant cousin" of US Supreme Chief Justice Johnny Roberts, posting an ace. Guided by Kendra Dean, the Plowgirls battled their web-footed foes to a 2-2 draw. An Amber Lamborn kill sent the Froggies leaping ahead to 5-2. Dean and Lizzie Clark paced the Plowgirls to pull back within 6-5. For a spell, the Froggies continued keeping Jordan at bay. However, with help from Lorraine "Miss Pain" Peterson and Clark, Dean led the Plowgirls out to a 9-8 lead. The Plowgirls expectations of harvesting a upset win over the Froggies suddenly vanished as Roberts, Marta Ellsworth, and Faith Crabb moved back and froth along the net like a trio of Energy Bunnies, registering devastating hits into Jordan holes. For a spell, the Plowgirls didn't let themselves fall more than five points behind thanks to Dean's hitting. However, after the score read 19-15, Roberts went really wild at the net as teammate Sidney "The Happy Croaker" White dished out great serves that produced the 25-16 win for the Froggies.

A Lamborn kill sent Lehi leaping out to a 9-2 lead in Game 2. It saw Mikayla Upham and Faith Crabb join Roberts, Ellsworth, and Crabb in hammering out kills that demoralized the Plowgirls so much that they couldn't put together either an effective offense or defensive. As the game ended in a 25-9 win for the Froggies, their fans croaked, "We want PG! We want PG!"

In order for those web-footed spectators to get their met, their team had to finish off the Plowgirls first. While UVU campus police officers escorted two Lehi boys out of the arena over some offense during Game 3, the Froggie players leaped out to a 9-1 lead on White's serving and Roberts' hitting. When the Froggies' lead had swollen to 14-2, Dean stirred up a rally. Assisted by Vicky Dennis, the Plowgirls battled back within 20-10. That turned out to be the closest Jordan could get to Lehi. Through Lamborn and Roberts' hitting, the Froggies flooded the Plowgirls into the consolation bracket, where Jordan couldn't last long.

In their octafinal match against the West Jordan Pussycats, the Ferocious Vikings showed why they deserved a shot at a fourth consecutive crown. In the game affair, the Ferocious Vikings fixed the Pussycats by scores of 25-14, 25-15, 25-20.

A Malli Valguardson kill sent the Ferocious Vikings rowing out to an early 6-1 lead. Kills by Sara Hamson, Brooklyn Dahl, Kazna Tarawhitt, and Kennedy Redd soon produced a 15-7 lead for Pleasant Grove. Siki Suguturanga and Jessica Pilvi stirred a rally that moved the Pussycats within 18-13. Redd and Hamson went on a hitting spree which created the 25-14 win for the Ferocious Vikings.

In the second game, Hamson did an effective job in keeping Suguturanga from doing much damage to Pleasant Grove as the Ferocious Vikings rowed out to an early 5-1 lead. Good serving by Elena DeSpain paced the Pussycats to claw their way back within 7-6. A bad Pussycat hit gave the Ferocious Vikings fresh momentum. Dahl and Jaquelyn Langhaim produced hits that enabled the Ferocious Vikings to row away after West Jordan had pulled within 10-8. Before long, Hamson hits yielded a double-digit lead for Pleasant Grove. A Natalie Ridder kill gave the Ferocious Vikings 25-15.

West Jordan finally became a serious opponent in the third game. Hits by Hamson and Valguardson created an 11-5 lead. Xena Moeai'i and Taylor strongly tested the Ferocious Viking front row as those two Pussycats hammered out kills that placed West Jordan within 14-12 and 17-15. Ridder and Dahl delivered key kills to keep Pleasant Grove narrowly ahead in the game's closing moments. A Madelyn Robinson kill gave Pleasant Grove a 25-20 win that moved the Ferocious Vikings into a quarterfinal showdown with the Viewmont Vicious Vikings.

Viewmont's Vikings were not exactly vicious in the first game. Hits by Hamson and Dahl empowered Pleasant Grove to row out to a 12-4 lead. It gave the impression that Game 1 would end quicker than you could say Ali Lamb Chop. Robinson, Dahl, Valguardson, Robinson, and Hamson pounded the Vicious Viking front into nothingness, producing a 25-11 win.

In the second game, Viewmont's Vikings produced a vicious performance as they took a 2-0 lead over Pleasant Grove. It took the Ferocious Vikings a spell to secure their first lead over the Vicious Vikings. Once a Valguardson kill put Pleasant Grove ahead 4-3, the game turned into a seesaw fight. Langhaim joined Hamson and Valguardson in keeping Vicious Vikings Liz Hewlett and Lillie Peterson from shoving the momentum into Viewmont's control. Still, the lead kept switching hands frequently, especially during the closing minutes. A bad Viewmont bump made Pleasant Grove a 25-23 victor.

Holland Hutchings' serving gave the Vicious Vikings a 6-0 lead in Game 3. A Dahl kill sparked an incredible comeback for Pleasant Grove. Dahl's hitting gave the Ferocious Vikings the momentum to stay in the contest, even though Viewmont led most of Game 3, because efforts from Hewlett and Peterson. Finally, Redd kill put Pleasant Grove ahead 20-19. Hits from Dahl and Hamson soon gave Pleasant Grove a 25-21 win that would set them up for a semifinal contest against the Brighton Bad Old Puddy Tats.

Ferocious PG Viking-Lehi Froggie Volleyball Thriller

Timp Sports Weekly

November 3, 2015

Publisher's Message

With the recent completion of the regular volleyball season, we're going to look at the most important volleyball match of Region Four play this year: the Oct. 27 showdown between the Ferocious Pleasant Grove Vikings and the Lehi Pioneers, AKA the Froggies. At stake in that match was the question of whether the Ferocious Vikings would win sole possession of the region championship or have to share it with the Froggies, their web-footed arch rivals. To answer that question, let's look my account of the five-game match, which I must say was quite riveting -- correction, ribbiting.

Dean Von Memmott

Publisher

Ferocious PG Vikings Sink Lehi Froggies in 5-Game Volleyball Match Oct. 27

By Dean Von Memmott

Timp Sports Weekly Publisher

In a Region Four volleyball thriller at Pleasant Grove Oct. 27, the Ferocious Pleasant Grove Vikings drained the Lehi Pioneers during five games of riveting -- correction, ribbiting action by scores of 25-27-25, 25-20, 25-21, 9-25. 15-10.

Besides going down with Pleasant Grove winning another championship trophy for the Ferocious Vikings' already over-crowded awards cases, the match marked the last time that the Ferocious Vikings would be playing their home matches in their main gym. Next season, they will host visiting teams in the nearby field house. 

Not wishing to lose to the same team that had lost at home to American Fork in late last September, the Froggies came out with a fierce performance against the Ferocious Vikings in the first game. Hits by Rylin Roberts, a "distant cousin" of BY Zoobie basketball legend Fred "Boo"Roberts, gave the Froggies an early 2-0 lead.  Kennedy Redd smashed a hit in hopes of sparking the Ferocious Vikings into rallying back. They tied the game at six, and a Malli Valguardson kill put Pleasant Grove ahead 7-6. The Ferocious Vikings couldn't stay ahead for long, though. Serves by Sydney White, especially one ace, inspired the Froggies to leap ahead 8-7 on a Roberts' kill.

The Ferocious Vikings didn't let their web-footed guests stay ahead for long. Guided by Sara Hamson, Malli Valguardson, Kazman Tarawhittti, Brooklyn Dahl, and Redd, the Ferocious Vikings battled back to take a 12-11 lead. Hamson's fierce hits kept the Ferocious Vikings narrowly ahead for a while. Nevertheless, the Froggies' determination couldn't be dried up. Aided by White's serves, Roberts, Faith Crabb, Rachel Richards, Marta Ellsworth, and Amber Lamborn revved up a big Froggie rally after Pleasant Grove had improved its lead at 18-14. The Froggies quickly tied the game at 20. A Richards kill put Lehi ahead 21-20, drawing loud croaks of joy from the gym's upper bleachers, occupied mainly by Lehi supporters. The lead went through a brief series of switches of ownership. The game finally ended through the Ferocious Vikings failing to return a shot over the net.

The Froggies' 27-25 win in the first game gave their fans high expectations that Lehi would flood away the Ferocious Vikings in the three games. That scenario didn't come true. Hamson's hits sent the Ferocious Vikings rowing out to an early 1-0 lead. However, Roberts paced the Froggies out to a 2-1 advantage. Aided by Hamson's smacking, Dahl put Pleasant Grove ahead 3-2, but the Froggies jumped out in front 4-3. This time, they couldn't keep their webbed hands on the momentum for long. With Tania Muniz taking a turn at serving for the Ferocious Vikings, Hamson hammered hits that put Pleasant Grove ahead 7-6. Tarawhitti, Dahl, and Valguardson stepped forward to help Hamson at the net to protect the Ferocious Vikings' narrow lead. It grew as wide as 13-7. The Froggies refused to let the Ferocious Vikings row farther ahead. Roberts, Crabb, and Mikayla Upham hammered out kills that produced a 15-14 lead for the Froggies. Ferocious Viking Natalie "Easy" Ridder socked a kill that tied the game at 15, and Pleasant Grove pulled back ahead 16-15. Though a Richards ace tied the game at 17, the Ferocious Vikings didn't let the Froggies steal the lead again. Aided by Jaquelyn Langhaim's serving, hits from Hamson, Dahl, and Jenelle Biggs permitted the Ferocious Vikings to 25-21 on Hamson tip.

In the third game, Hamson's hitting soon produced a 7-2 lead for the Ferocious Vikings. That score could have spelled a quick, blowout win for the Ferocious Vikings, but their opponents proved immediately that they still had a lot of jump left in them. Lamborn and Roberts punched kills that sent Lehi leaping back within 10-9. However, Hamson's hitting enabled Pleasant Grove to stay narrowly ahead. Ridder produced key kills late in the game that improved the Ferocious Viking lead at 22-16. Roberts' hitting paced Lehi to stroke back within 24-21. A Kennedy Redd kill gave Pleasant Grove a 25-21.

Ferocious Viking fans' expectation of their team draining Lehi completely in Game 4 turned out to be a mirage. Richards, Roberts, and Lamborn guided Lehi out to a 9-1 lead. It made clear that the Ferocious Vikings would soon get flooded out of their own gym by the Froggies. The Ferocious Vikings made that scenario come true through making frequent bad hits and missed serves. The Froggies hopped at the golden opportunity that the Ferocious Vikings' mistakes had given Lehi. Roberts, Lamborn, Ellsworth, Crabb, and Richards each took a turn at registering kills devastating to the Froggies. By the time a Lamborn tip had given the Froggies a 25-9 win, Pleasant Grove fans wondered whether they had traveled back in time to the night that the Awesome American Fork Cavewomen had sunk the Ferocious Vikings in a five-game match last September.

"After the fourth game, we made changes in our focus," said Hamson. "We took Lehi more seriously."

A White kill sent the Froggies jumping out to a 2-0 lead. Hamson didn't let them take total control of the game. She registered hits that gave Pleasant Grove the momentum it needed to stay in the game. After Tarawhitti hits had tied the game at seven and eight, Redd registered a kill that put Pleasant Grove ahead 9-8. Hamson and Redd's hits kept the Ferocious Vikings narrowly ahead. When the score read 14-10, Ferocious Viking Coach Alyce Jones sent Bailey Nixon to serve. On Nixon's only official serve of the game, Hamson produced a block that gave Pleasant Grove a match point and sole ownership of the Region Four title.

"It was great to end our era in this gym with a win," Hamson said.

"I liked the way we hit the ball all the way through the match," Jones said. "It was great for us close out our era in this gym with another region championship."

The trophy for it was given to the Ferocious Vikings immediately after the match.